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Mood Disturbances Among Women Clients Sexually Abused in Childhood

Prevalence, Etiology, Treatment

University of Manitoba

In a series of 51 previously abused women who entered therapy, 92% were found to have at least one form of mood disturbance such as low self-esteem, feelings of guilt, and depressive episodes. It is hypothesized that these disturbances may arise from certain distorted beliefs that clients hold concerning their earlier sexual abuse. Some common self-blaming and self-denigratory beliefs are outlined. An intervention package that included cognitive restructuring procedures was accompanied by clinically and statistically significant improvements in the clients' belief systems and the associated mood disturbances.

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 4, No. 2, 164-184 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/088626089004002003


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